Authorities say an interstate east of Cleveland has reopened after a pileup of about 50 vehicles in snowy conditions shut down the highway for more than 14 hours.

Kim Chandler, Associated Press | Posted Dec 9th - 8:02am

An Alabama inmate coughed repeatedly and his upper body heaved for at least 13 minutes during an execution using a drug that has previously been used in problematic lethal injections in at least three other states.

The Associated Press | Posted Dec 9th - 7:11am

A secret Santa has paid off the outstanding meal accounts for students at a western Pennsylvania elementary school.

Kim Chandler, Associated Press | Posted Dec 9th - 7:07am

A man who killed an Alabama convenience store clerk more than two decades ago was put to death Thursday night, an execution that required two consciousness tests as the inmate heaved and coughed 13 minutes into the lethal injection.

The Philadelphia medical examiner's office says several heroin deaths reported over the weekend might have been part of a bigger problem: as many as 35 deaths in five days.

The Associated Press | Posted Dec 9th - 6:50am

The federal government faces a Friday deadline for handing in written closing arguments over how to overhaul two polygamous towns in Arizona and Utah that were found to have discriminated against nonbelievers on the basis of religion.

Authorities are investigating after the carcass of a wild hog was dumped in the parking lot of an Islamic center in Oklahoma.

Donald Trump may have more than just his gratitude to offer in Michigan when he visits the state that capped his stunning presidential victory last month. Michigan Republican Party chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel is a leading contender for the Republican National Committee's chairmanship.

Authorities in Ohio have released the identity of the Hudson police officer who fatally shot a United Arab Emirates citizen who police say fled after causing a crash on the Ohio Turnpike.

Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press | Posted Dec 9th - 4:00am

Dylann Roof's confession to killing nine black church members in a racially motivated attack last year will be publicly aired for the first time Friday when prosecutors play a recording of police questioning the young white man.

Hillary Clinton decried the rise of fake news as an "epidemic" during a speech on Capitol Hill.

The search of an Alaska lake was resuming early Friday after debris believed to be from a small plane carrying four people was found in the water, near where the aircraft took off from, an official said.